Legal Opinion
Fain v. Caddo Parish Police Jury
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided December 4, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 14665PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.
William A. Fain, Jr., a registered voter of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, brought this class action to procure reapportionment of the Caddo Parish Police Jury.1 The suit is predicated on the theory that there is a wide disparity between the population of Ward 4 (consisting mostly of the City of Shreveport) and the populations of the other Wards which comprise Caddo Parish. Consequently, plaintiff urges that this situation causes the efficacy of his representation (and that of all members of his class similarly situated) on the Police Jury to be diluted in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Avery v. Midland CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Dusch v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bannister v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Dollinger v. Jefferson County Commissioners CourtDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1971